eli5 Why do fighter pilots need to be in the aircraft?

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Why can’t they be piloted like drones, and wouldn’t that make them more flexible in designs since they don’t need to worry about space for pilots/gforces?

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You need a low-latency and high reliability link between the plane and the pilot.

Looking out of the window / pulling a stick works, sending packets via a satellite does not.

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